# ConnectPay Payroll Services

> ConnectPay is a Massachusetts payroll company built for small businesses that would rather call a person than a chatbot. Founded in 2008 by Michael Young and his decades-long business partner Paul Altavena, it pairs its own payroll platform, Relay, with hands-on local service - payroll, tax filing, HR, benefits and pay-as-you-go workers' comp - for more than 10,000 small businesses across all 50 states. Its growth engine is unusual for the category: a disciplined, repeatable acquisition machine that has absorbed dozens of small regional payroll shops and folded their clients onto one system.

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founders:** Michael Young (CEO & Co-Founder), Paul Altavena (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~150-190 employees
- **Products:** Relay (online payroll software), Full-service payroll & tax filing, HR management & applicant tracking, Time & attendance, Employee benefits & retirement
- **Notable:** Grew from $2.8M in annual revenue to a $20M run rate through organic growth and acquisitions, Completed 27+ payroll acquisitions since 2017 (company has cited 40+ deals total), at a pace of roughly 4-7 per year, Serves 10,000+ small businesses across all 50 states

## Products & services

- **Relay (online payroll software)** — ConnectPay's proprietary payroll platform with secure logins and dashboards for both employers and employees; the intuitive platform handles the online work while dedicated experts take the calls.
- **Full-service payroll & tax filing** — Automated federal, state and local payroll tax calculation, filing and payments, plus direct deposit and year-end reporting - with no long-term contracts and transparent pricing.
- **HR management & applicant tracking** — HR resources, applicant tracking to screen and post jobs, employee onboarding and compliance tools built for small teams.
- **Time & attendance** — Timeclock and time-tracking that feeds directly into payroll to cut manual entry.
- **Employee benefits & retirement** — Connections to health benefits, Section 125 pre-tax plans and 401(k)/retirement integrations through specialized partners.
- **Pay-as-you-go workers' comp** — Workers' compensation integrated with payroll so premiums are paid on actual wages rather than large upfront estimates.
- **Accountant & partner solutions** — A program for CPAs and accounting firms to offer payroll to their clients with a local expert network and revenue-share partnerships.

## Achievements

- Grew from $2.8M in annual revenue to a $20M run rate through organic growth and acquisitions
- Completed 27+ payroll acquisitions since 2017 (company has cited 40+ deals total), at a pace of roughly 4-7 per year
- Serves 10,000+ small businesses across all 50 states
- Built and migrated acquired clients onto its own payroll platform, Relay
- Carries a 4.9-star rating across dozens of customer reviews

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Michael Young featured as a speaker at the Smart Business Dealmakers (Boston) event, discussing ConnectPay's acquisition-led growth.
- **2023-03** — ConnectPay detailed its programmatic M&A playbook - 27 acquisitions since 2017 and a $2.8M-to-$20M revenue run-rate climb.

## Links

- Website: https://connectpayusa.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/connectpay-payroll-services
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/connectpay
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectPay

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Last updated: 2026-08-20